• Institution: The Czech National Collection of Type Cultures
  • Acronym: CNCTC
  • Location:
    Srobarova 48
    10042 Prague
    CZECH REPUBLIC
  • Website: http://www.szu.cz/cnctc
  • Correspondent:
    Renata Safrankova
    Tel.: +42 (0)267082428
    Fax: +42 (0)267082920
    e-mail: cnctc@szu.cz

Members holdings

Nearly 1200 strains representative of 100 genera and 370 species of bacteria, fungi and yeasts are available at CNCTC. Altogether 243 type cultures, including bacterial genera and species isolated and described by Czech microbiologists (genera Budvicia aquatica and Pragia fontium) and species (Acinetobacter ursingiiAcinetobacter schindleriAcinetobacter parvusCorynebacterium accolensYersinia aldovaeStaphylococcus chromogenesStaphylococcus intermedius) are part of CNCTC that also provides a wide selection of microbial organisms for quality control, bioassays and testing of antibiotics.